Emergency response teams hand out free bottled water to residents at the Parchment High School in Parchment, Mich., Friday, July 27, 2018.
Authorities handed out thousands of free bottles of water Friday for two southwestern Michigan communities where the discovery of contamination from toxic industrial chemicals prompted a warning against using the public water system for drinking or cooking.
(Daniel Vasta/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) The Associated Press PARCHMENT, Mich. (AP) — Thousands of cases of bottled water have been distributed in southwestern Michigan as two communities respond to a contaminated water supply.
Volunteers ranging from firefighters to high school students turned out Saturday in Parchment for a second day of free water distribution.
Tests revealed substances known as PFAS in water that’s used in Parchment and Cooper Township.
About 3,000 people on the affected water system have been told not to drink or cook with the water.
Separately, Kalamazoo County declared a local emergency, which could qualify the communities for state assistance.
A public meeting to discuss the water problem is scheduled for Tuesday at Haven Reformed Church.
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